RadioWest
Public Radio
KUER’s award-winning interview show explores the world through deep thinkers who host Doug Fabrizio asks to think even deeper. Join writers, filmmakers, scientists and others on RadioWest: A show for the wildly curious.
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT
Description:
KUER’s award-winning interview show explores the world through deep thinkers who host Doug Fabrizio asks to think even deeper. Join writers, filmmakers, scientists and others on RadioWest: A show for the wildly curious.
Language:
English
Website:
http://radiowest.org
Email:
radiowest@kuer.org
Episodes
What Will It Take to Make Great Salt Lake Great Again?
4/16/2026
Great Salt Lake normally doesn’t reach peak water level until late May. But after a record-low snowpack, the lake has already topped out, and experts warn it will likely brush up against its own record low. Could a sizable influx of federal dollars help save it?
Duration:00:50:30
Bill Gifford Says Don’t Avoid the Heat. Harness It.
4/15/2026
There’s emerging evidence of the health benefits of raising your body temperature—you know, getting sweaty. Author Bill Gifford’s book makes the case.
Duration:00:50:30
Daryl Lindsey Says You Can Build a Thriving Utah Yard — and Save Water Doing It
4/9/2026
Daryl Lindsey is a sustainable landscaping expert. With spring here, and a worrisome winter in the rearview, she joins us to talk about this year’s growing season.
Duration:00:49:30
The Future of Mining Being Drawn in a Legal Gray Zone
4/8/2026
The hunt for critical minable resources is heating up in Utah, and would-be extractors have found a legal loophole to get around federal mining laws.
Duration:00:50:30
ICE Wants to Transform an SLC Warehouse into an Immigration Jailhouse
4/2/2026
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement recently purchased a warehouse on Salt Lake City’s west side, but the agency doesn’t intend to use the site for goods or merchandise: It will be a detention facility, part of the agency’s efforts to round up and deport a million people every year.
Duration:00:50:30
A Historian Shares What We Really Know About Jesus
4/1/2026
With Easter weekend approaching, we’re revisiting our 2025 conversation with Elaine Pagels about the real Jesus of Nazareth.
Duration:00:50:30
The True History of the American Gunfighter
3/26/2026
The Wild West has been the subject of much mythologizing in American culture. But for all the fantasy, at least one figure was real: the gunfighter.
Duration:00:50:30
The Alien Craze That Captured Turn-Of-The-Century America
3/25/2026
It may seem like Mars is just a modern-day obsession, but we earthlings were nuts for the Red Planet more than a century ago. David Baron’s new book tells the story.
Duration:00:50:30
You Won't Find Every Word in the Dictionary. Here's Why.
3/19/2026
What weighs five pounds, hasn’t been seen in print for 20 years, but still shapes the way we think about language? Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary — and author Stefan Fatsis is here to tell us why it matters.
Duration:00:50:30
McKay Coppins' Year as a Degenerate Gambler
3/18/2026
The journalist McKay Coppins wasn’t a gambling man. But when his employer The Atlantic staked him $10,000 to bet on the 2025 NFL season, he couldn’t say no.
Duration:00:50:30
The Science of Love and Sex
3/12/2026
Justin R. Garcia is the director of the Kinsey Institute, the famed sex research institution. He’s joining us to talk about his new book, “The Intimate Animal.”
Duration:00:50:30
That’s a Wrap on the 2026 Legislative Session
3/11/2026
The 2026 Utah Legislative Session concluded last week. We’re gathering a trio of reporters to talk about what passed and what failed.
Duration:00:50:30
Why Penny Lane Gave Her Kidney to a Stranger
3/5/2026
Filmmaker Penny Lane’s 2023 documentary is about giving away one of her own kidneys. Although she didn't like the idea of calling herself a "good Samaritan," she eventually came around to the idea of calling her film “Confessions of a Good Samaritan.”
Duration:00:50:30
A True Story of Love, Mutiny and Improbable Leadership
3/4/2026
In 1856, Mary Ann Patten became the first woman to captain an American merchant vessel. She was only 19 years old. Historian Tilar Mazzeo’s book tells the remarkable story.
Duration:00:50:30
David Archuleta on Faith and Coming Out
2/26/2026
David Archuleta became famous at 17 years old, when he was a finalist on “American Idol.” He joins us to talk about his new memoir, coming out as gay and about leaving the LDS Church.
Duration:00:50:30
The Battle Lines of Homeless Policy in Utah
2/25/2026
As plans take shape for an extensive homeless campus in Salt Lake City, a divide has emerged between those who support the current system of homeless services and a new guard that wants to take a more punitive approach to the problem.
Duration:00:50:30
A Controversial New Apostle Joins Latter-day Saint Leadership
2/19/2026
LDS President Dallin H. Oaks has chosen a new apostle. His name is Clark G. Gilbert, and his appointment is raising controversy among the faithful. Scholar Benjamin Park joins us to explain why.
Duration:00:50:30
A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck
2/18/2026
Lots of people dream about leaving it all behind, but Maurice and Maralyn Bailey really did it. They bought a boat and set sail in June of 1972.
Duration:00:50:30
The Battle Over Prop 4 Being Fought on Utah’s Streets
2/12/2026
Eight years ago, Utah voters approved Proposition 4, a ballot initiative that, after a long legal battle, resulted in newly drawn congressional boundaries. Now, a group backed by the Utah Republican Party is trying to get a new initiative on the ballot, one that would eliminate Prop 4, and it has raised a lot of controversy.
Duration:00:50:30
Hitting the Road with Jack Kerouac
2/11/2026
Jack Kerouac published “On the Road” in 1957, and it became the defining novel of the Beat Generation. Today, a new documentary explores the book’s legacy.
Duration:00:50:30